LINKKI is a kinetic toy construction set based on planar linkage mechanisms that allows kids to design simple movements.
While kids toys aren't typically known for their tasteful design (looking at you,Barbie Dream House), there are some notable exceptions: the Eames' series of toys, or Alexander Calder's circus,Bauhaus blocks, and Friedrich Fröbel's Gift, or to name a few. It was that final toy—which Fröbel designed to demonstrate the connection between life,science and art—that inspired Eunyoung Park while getting an MA in new media at Aalto University in Helsinki. Looking for a way to teach the complex concepts of kinetic design, Park created LINKKI, and a simple,glorious modular toy that kids can use to design movement.
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